Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 4.8% cheaper than Guyana.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 20.4% less for restaurants
|
Guyana
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.88
GYD2,475.37
|
$3.27
F CFA2,055
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
GYD1,782.27
|
$10.21
F CFA6,422
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
GYD252.49
|
$0.75
F CFA474
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
GYD148.52
|
$0.78
F CFA491
|
|
pay 26.0% less for groceries
|
Guyana
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
GYD417.99
|
$0.62
F CFA390
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
GYD1,116.16
|
$7.52
F CFA4,727
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.31
GYD2,565.49
|
$9.66
F CFA6,078
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
GYD709.61
|
$2.16
F CFA1,356
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
GYD547.65
|
$2.96
F CFA1,864
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.78
GYD371.45
|
$1.58
F CFA996
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
GYD250.90
|
$0.45
F CFA286
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
GYD353.86
|
$0.57
F CFA357
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
GYD426.27
|
$0.70
F CFA441
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GYD147.23
|
$0.70
F CFA440
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
GYD194.03
|
$0.88
F CFA556
|
|
pay 32.1% more for transportation
|
Guyana
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
GYD833.96
|
$5.32
F CFA3,345
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.51
GYD5,940.89
|
$44.93
F CFA28,258
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,680.67
GYD3,267,488.48
|
$29,410.06
F CFA18,496,387
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.99
GYD6,039.90
|
$14.54
F CFA9,145
|
|
pay 34.1% more for housing
|
Guyana
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.18
GYD12,748.16
|
$48.27
F CFA30,360
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$617.07
GYD128,583.94
|
$812.41
F CFA510,934
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$281.14
GYD58,583.76
|
$291.38
F CFA183,251
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.00
GYD12,711.03
|
$135.65
F CFA85,315
|
|
pay 82.2% less for childcare
|
Guyana
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$876.83
GYD182,711.38
|
$198.79
F CFA125,022
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,225.94
GYD4,839,749.86
|
$2,968.24
F CFA1,866,765
|
|
pay 1.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Guyana
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
GYD445.57
|
$0.98
F CFA617
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
GYD808.62
|
$2.38
F CFA1,495
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
GYD455.47
|
$1.23
F CFA771
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.81
GYD8,086.21
|
$75.48
F CFA47,469
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
GYD1,237.69
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
pay 29.6% more for clothing
|
Guyana
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.01
GYD7,921.18
|
$73.53
F CFA46,241
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.27
GYD10,891.63
|
$51.74
F CFA32,540
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.63
GYD17,426.61
|
$73.47
F CFA46,207
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
GYD16,832.52
|
$111.65
F CFA70,218
|
|
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